Publication Day is finally here for my novel,
Belle o' the Waters! This book has been a long ten years in the making and I am so grateful it is finally out in the world. I'm also very grateful for the good folks at
Mascot Books who have worked so hard to turn my text into a beautiful book. Not only is the cover great, the inside design is wonderful and continues the theme set by the front and back cover. I hope you can check out your own copy soon!
A description of the story, from the back cover:
Belle Waters is about to celebrate her fourteenth birthday, and she is
terrified. The fear of marriage looms large for her, and every other
girl who was born into the Mormon settlement of Salt Lake in the 1850's.
She knows it is her duty to marry and bring Heavenly Father's children
into the world, but she's not interested in tying the knot with anyone,
especially not the Prophet, an old man with a number of wives and
counting. But when the US Army invades Salt Lake intent on arresting the
Prophet, Belle soon realizes that the possibility of becoming a child
bride is only the beginning in a series of disastrous threats.
This is a
work of fiction, but is loosely based on a true historical event: the
Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857, which sparked a
short-lived Mormon War. Although set over a century ago, the themes and
issues explored in this novel are timely and current: religious freedom
and extremism, the role and status of women in society, and the
contemporary impact of homegrown terrorism. Belle o' the Waters is a
searing exploration of those living within an oppressed community, and
an ultimately revelatory novel about what it means to lead a courageous
life, despite one's circumstances.
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